[Update: Not Confirmed] Huawei HarmonyOS smart car cockpit to be used in Geely vehicles

Update: Official Response

Some Huawei insiders have responded on this matter, saying that there’s no official confirmation on this matter at the moment.

November 11, 2021: Original Story

Huawei’s in-vehicle software system- HarmonyOS has been recognized by many car manufacturers. In the near future, there might be more smart cars with HarmonyOS car software.

Related to this, recent news reveals that Geely Auto’s sub-brand Geometry is planning to install the Huawei HarmonyOS smart car software system in its vehicles. subsequently, the car OEM wants to bosts its high-end market by carrying out the dual-platform strategy.

The HarmonyOS integrates capabilities such as one chip multi-screen, multi concurrency, and run-time deterministic support to satisfy the real-time commands. In addition, it connects the head unit to the other part and shares instant data to take precise control.

Thereby it’s no surprise for Geely to propose the HarmonyOS vehicle OS of Huawei. This action will surely help its products to gain popularity among its native as well as Huawei consumers. First, let’s take a glimpse at Geely and its subsidiary Geometry.

About Geely:

Geely Auto Group is a leading Chinese automobile manufacturer founded in 1997. The company owns multiple subsidiaries such as Geely Auto, Emerald Automotive, Geely UK, Geely Sweden, Lotus Cars, and Geometry.

Speaking of Geometry, it was established in 2019 on April 11 and mainly produces sedans, SUVs, and MPVs driven by pure electric drives. Furthermore, it recently released the “Smart Geely 2025” strategy on 31st October.

According to the info, Geometry is working on about 25 new smart new energy products that’ll be introduced in the next five years. Among them, it’ll launch more than five high-end products based on pure electric and Haohan architecture.

In addition, the company also hints about the timeline, according to which the working plan starts from the next year. It’s expected that the high-end vehicles could come with the HarmonyOS platform and smart car solution.

To date, the BAIC Alpha S and SERES SF5 smart cars have the HarmonyOS vehicle software. Furthermore, Richard Yu also informed about making a new mid-size SUV with SERES that’ll be installed with upgraded HarmonyOS car OS.

(Source: Ithome)